Who Is It For?

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What was the import tax on foreign products - such as sugar and molasses?A. Tea ActB. Townshend ActC. Sugar Act

C. Sugar Act

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What were the Declaratory Acts?A. A response to the stamp act congress and to reassert authority over the coloniesB. To reinforce the sugar act and banned settlements west of the Mississippi RiverC. To force the colonist to buy English exports and help English merchants who were losing money

A. A response to the stamp act congress and to reassert authority over the colonies

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Why did the British merchants take the side of the colonists against the Stamp Act?A. They hated the British governmentB. They thought that the colonist were being treated unfairlyC. The merchants were losing money

C. The merchants were losing money

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How were the colonist able to resist the taxes that were imposed by the British parliament?A. BoycottsB. Protests and demonstrationsC. ViolenceD. All of them

D. All of them

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What was the tax on all printed material?A. Stamp ActB. Tea ActC. Townshend Act

A. Stamp Act

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Tell me three things about the Proclamation Act of 1763.

1). It was supposed to separate the Colonist and Indians2). It was hard to enforce3). It barred settlements west of Appalachia

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What document was used to enforce the Townshend Acts?A. Judge ordered search warrantsB. Writs of AssistanceC. Writs of Passage

B. Writs of Assistance

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Which act was a tax break for the British East India Company?A. Intolerable ActsB. Quartering ActsC. Tea Acts

C. Tea Acts

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What does George III mean when he says, "there will always be one tax to keep up the right"?A. There will always be one tax to help Parliament keep control of the coloniesB. There will always be one tax to help maintain righteousnessC. There will always be one tax so that the colonies will not expand

A. There will always be one tax to help Parliament keep control of the colonies

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What act collected taxes at the ports instead of within the colonies?A. Intolerable ActsB. Townshend ActsC. Quartering Acts

B. Townshend Acts

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What act allowed the British Troops to be placed in the colonist homes?A. Quartering ActB. Townshend ActsC. Intolerable Acts

A. Quartering Acts

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What was the Boston Massacre?A. The Sons of Liberty killed several Redcoats in an ambush B. Native Americans attacked a small group of British soldiers in BostonC. A small group of colonists harassed and battered a group of British soldiers until they opened fire killing 5 colonists

C. A small group of colonists harassed and battered a group of British soldiers until they opened fire killing 5 colonists

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What did the Intolerable acts do?

1). Closed the ports of Boston2). A new Quartering Act was imposed3). It revoked the Massachusetts Charter

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What did General Washington do at Dorchester Height?A. Forced the British forces to surrenderB. Captured 1,400 Hessian soldiersC. Maneuvered cannons to the heights to threaten to bombard the Redcoats

C. Maneuvered cannons to the heights to threaten to bombard the Redcoats

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What were three conditions of the Treaty of Paris?

1). Americans gain independence2). Americans control the land between the Great Lakes and Florida3). Colonist have to pay back debt to England

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What were colonist who supported independence called?

Patriots

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What were colonist who supported England called?

Loyalist

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What was the solution that the 1st Continental Congress came to called?A. Declaration of FreedomB. Declaration of IndependenceC. Declaration of Resolves

C. Declaration of Resolves

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The colonist lost the Battle of Breed's Hill - but why was it considered a MORAL VICTORY?A. The colonists inflicted so many casualties on the RedcoatsB. The colonists discovered a flaw in the Redcoats tacticsC. It proved that the colonists had the courage to fight and stand their ground against a superior enemyD. Both A & BE. Both B & CF. Both A & C

F. Both A &C

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How was General Washington able to defeat the British forces at Trenton?A. Ignored the Holiday halt and crossed the Delaware River catching them off guardB. Ambushed them on Thanksgiving morningC. Surrounded them - cutting off their supplies from the ports

A. Ignored the holiday halt and crossed the Delaware River catching them off guard

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What was the colonists ADVANTAGES when fighting the war?A. Better marksmen because of the huntingB. They were fighting on familiar landC. They were fighting for THEIR OWN CAUSED. Both A & BE. Both B & C

E. Both B & C

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Who drafted the Declaration of Independence?A. Thomas JeffersonB. George WashingtonC. Thomas Paine

A. Thomas Jefferson

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Why was the 2nd continental congress such a weak central government?A. They were unorganized and inexperiencedB. They had no real authority over the coloniesC. They were poor leaders

B. They had no real authority over the colonies

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What does the Introduction of the Declaration of Independence state?

States the purpose of the document - why we want separation

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What does the Preamble of the Declaration of Independence state?

1). That ALL men are created equal and have rights2). That the government must protect those rights

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What does the Middle Section of the Declaration of Independence state?

A list of grievances - justifying why we want to be separate

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What does the Conclusion of the Declaration of Independence state?

If there is no peaceful solution - then the colonist were left with no choice but to revolt

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When was the Declaration of Independence signed?

July 4th 1776

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Identify and explain Lexington and Concord

1). Known as the shot heard round the world2). The minutemen waited in Concord3). The British marched to Lexington and were hit on their way back4). Colonist success5). Redcoats casualties - 2736). Colonists casualties - less than 100

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Identify and explain the Battle of Saratoga

1). It was the turning point in the war2). The French officially come to the aide of the colonists3). The French provide the colonist with supplies, troops, naval support, and military skill

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Identify and explain the Boston Tea Party.

1). December 16,17732). Boston Harbor3). Colonists were afraid of a monopoly by the British India company - Tea Act of 17734). Colonist pledged a boycott5). Colonists dressed as Indians and stormed the ship and threw the shipment into the harbor

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Identify and define Yorktown

1). British General Cornwallis was surrounded and cut off from supplies2). October 19, 17813). Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown

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Identify and explain Thomas Paine

1). Author of Common Sense2). Used His pamphlet, Common Sense to stir up public support for Independence

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Identify and explain the Stamp Act Congress

1). After Parliament passed the Stamp Act2). The Congress pledged to remain loyal to England - but they were dissatisfied with the taxation without representation of the colonies3). They denied that Parliament had the right to tax the colonies4). This was an important set toward a unified resistance